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If a card swipes in Chicago and seven minutes later swipes in Los Angeles, one of those swipes is fake. How does this work with online shopping? When I am sitt
by 0cf8612b2e1e 5mo ago
If a card swipes in Chicago and seven minutes later swipes in Los Angeles, one of those swipes is fake.
How does this work with online shopping? When I am sitting on the couch and buy from Amazon, where does the address get registered?
Can also imagine an edge case: couple shares an online account, one is traveling and purchases with the saved card details.
- rootusrootus 5mo agoI believe the system distinguishes between card present and card not present.
- teraflop 5mo agoSwiping a card (or inserting, or tapping) is a "card present" transaction. Online shopping, where you type in the card number, is a "card not present" transaction. Retailers and banks can tell the difference.
- rswail 5mo agoAlso, a Apple/Google/Samsung tap has a different DPAN to the physical card, so it's "card present" but a different card.
- thedebuglife 5mo agoThey can tell based on transaction metadata. Source: I worked at a cc company